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Talk about a straw man argument. The ten "over rated" books are - on the whole - a pretty poor list. I'd also call them over-hyped, rather than over-rated (wh
by justinsb 19y ago
Talk about a straw man argument. The ten "over rated" books are - on the whole - a pretty poor list. I'd also call them over-hyped, rather than over-rated (who honestly would rate 'Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work' as a serious business book)?
I'd have been far more interested in seeing books selected from the 'recommended reading' list used for (say) Harvard Business School, and then an examination of the merits of those. It could also be very interesting to compare the reading lists of the top b-schools to get a glimpse at their emphasis and biases.
Like most 'top 10' lists, I suspect this was intended more as a space-filler than as a serious contribution.
This just made #1 on my '10 Overrated Articles'. Now I just need to find what to read instead...
- Goladus 19y agoAt the first company I worked at after graduating, many of the supervisor and manager cubicles had little certificates on them saying that they completed some sort of "Who Moved My Cheese" seminar. I remember seeing copies of "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" as well. Right before I left I saw someone with a copy of a book like "Love 'em or Lose 'em" a book about how to keep good employees. It's cover looked suspicious to me but I don't know much about it. Honestly, though, most managers simply did not read, and those who did certainly didn't read anything about how to become a better manager, unless it was forced on them from corporate. Even those who took the initiative to read the bad books on that list will probably benefit.